Dionysios (Hatzivasiliou) of Leontopolis

His Eminence, the Most Reverend Dionysios (Hatzivasiliou) is the Archbishop of the Leontopolis, part of the Church of Alexandria. His see is Ismailia, Egypt, and has jurisdiction over Ismailia, Suez and Zagzik in Egypt.

Life

Ioannis Hatzivasiliou was born in 1929 in Alexandria. He attended and graduated from the Theological School of Halki, and continued his post graduate education in Paris and Geneva. He served as the chief secretary of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. In Egypt and Sudan, he served as a teacher in high schools and lyceums as well ass at the Higher College of Tourism in Cairo.

In 1968, following election as Bishop of Heliopolis, he served for six years as Patriarchal Vicar in Cairo. In 1974, he was elected Archbishop of Memphis and served there until he was placed in the Archdiocese of Nouvia in 1988. In 1997, he was assigned to the archbishop of Leontopolis.

In addition to his native Greek, Abp. Dionysios speaks English, French, Russian, and Arabic; and he represents the throne at various congresses and theological dialogues.